Westoning Pre-School, Central Bedfordshire

What is EYFS

What Is Early Years Foundation Stage?

• The EYFS is a stage of children’s development from birth to the end of their first year (Reception) year in school.
• The EYFS Framework describes how early years practitioners/keyworkers should work with children and their families to support their development and learning.
• It describes how your child should be kept safe and cared for and how all concerned can make sure that your child achieves the most that they can in their earliest years of life.
• It is based on four important principles.

WHAT ARE THE EYFS PRINCIPLES?

Theme: A Unique Child

Principle: Every child is a competent learner from birth who can be resilient, capable, confident and self-assured.

Theme: Positive Relationships

Principle: Children learn to be strong and independent from a base of loving and secure relationships with parents and/or a key person.

Theme: Enabling Environments

Principle: The environment plays a key role in supporting and extending children’s development and learning.

Theme: Learning and Development

Principle: Children develop and learn in different ways and at different rates and all areas of Learning and Development are equally important and interconnected

 

WHAT CAN PARENTS AND CARERS DO?

Parents and carers are their children’s first teachers. When they are with you learning can happen at any time and anywhere, for example through: Being generous with praise and cuddles

• Reading things together
• Playing games, singing nursery rhymes
• Talking about what you can see in the park or on the street
• Counting the stairs as you go up or down

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